The Biggest Crypto Hacks and How to Protect Your Crypto Against CyberAttacks

 Cryptocurrencies are a decentralized and unregulated digital currency powered by blockchain technology. Because they are unregulated, anybody with the right tools and skills can create, issue, and trade using crypto. As a result, hundreds of different coins have been released to the public, with the most popular ones including Bitcoin,

Yerkin Tatishev’s Kusto Group to pursue initiative with Canada-based Dundee Sustainable Technologies

 Kusto Group recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dundee Sustainable Technologies in the hopes of establishing a joint venture focused on developing mining projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. On September 16th, 2019, Kusto Group, under the direction of Chairman of the Board of Directors Yerkin Tatishev, signed a

3D Printing the Future

 Photo credit: www.decisionsdurables.com It has been over a year since I talked about 3D printers on this blog, but the innovators who are focusing on this technology have been far from idle. Progress is constantly being made in this field and some recent headlines have perfectly highlighted some of the

Public Servants Series: Norway Shows Canada a Better Way

 In Canada, we have much to be thankful for. But as a society we still struggle with equality rights and, as wealthy as we are as a nation, we don’t provide a guaranteed standard of living to all our citizens, most notably many of our aboriginal people who still live

Shining a Northern Light on Business

 Canada's north is the new land of opportunity: mining, sovereignty, energy, transportation, infrastructure and more. That is the message of the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce and they are keen to help their southern counterparts to tap into it. That is why two

The Future of Northern Resource Development in Canada — Optimism or Pessimism

 Natural resource development in the Canadian North is emerging as one of our country’s most interesting economic policy issues. Climate change, mineral prices, Aboriginal relations, northern sovereignty, and environmental review efficiency are environmental review efficiency are among those issues that are closely integrated with northern resource development and will influence

Canada’s Role and Responsibility on the International Stage

 Canada's expertise in mining and mineral development dates to the earliest days of our country, with the establishment of the Geological Survey of Canada a quarter-century before Confederation and with a first mining settlement in the Sudbury region in 1883. In the ensuing decades, wealth has been created in many

Holding Mining Accountable for Actions Abroad

 The core argument of the mining industry is that C-300 (The Responsible Mining Bill) would cause reputational damage to mining companies. This is nonsense. C-300 didn’t cause reputational damage in the case of the allegations of murder against Blackfire in Mexico. It’s not even clear that C-300 would apply to

We Need Action On Land Claims And We Need It Now

 Canada's mining industry offers major opportunities for First Nations peoples. We are the larg-est industrial employer of Aboriginal peoples. We double the national aver-age, while some mines have Aboriginal workforces that are 30-40 percent Ab-original or even higher. And these are good paying jobs. The average income of Aboriginal people